Gathering Wisdom for a Shared Journey V

At Gathering Wisdom for a Shared Journey IV held May 24-26, 2011, BC First Nations considered, debated and ratified Resolution 2011-01. Leadership voted to adopt the Consensus Paper, which describes First Nations’ vision of a new health governance structure. Through the Resolution, First Nations endorsed a Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nation Health Governance - a tripartite legal agreement to transfer the operations of Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch-BC Region to a First Nations Health Authority and enter into a new health partnership with the federal and provincial governments. The BC Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nation Health Governance was signed on October 13th, 2011.